The Fourth Pillar? An assessment of the Situation of the Finnish Biotechnology

The Fourth Pillar? An assessment of the Situation of the Finnish Biotechnology
Schienstock, Gerd; Tulkki, Pasi
2004-10-03 00:00:00
The success in constructing a flourishing information and telecommunication cluster has encouraged Finland to seek equal possibilities in other knowledge-intensive industrial branches. Presently, biotechnology is seen as an auspicious business area. Like in other parts of Europe, Finnish biotechnology concentrates mainly on pharmaceutical industries. More than 70 percent of the human resources of Finnish biotechnology industries is settled in this industrial branch.
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The Fourth Pillar? An assessment of the Situation of the Finnish Biotechnology

Abstract

The success in constructing a flourishing information and telecommunication cluster has encouraged Finland to seek equal possibilities in other knowledge-intensive industrial branches. Presently, biotechnology is seen as an auspicious business area. Like in other parts of Europe, Finnish biotechnology concentrates mainly on pharmaceutical industries. More than 70 percent of the human resources of Finnish biotechnology industries is settled in this industrial branch.

Journal

Small Business Economics
– Springer Journals

Published: Oct 3, 2004

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